Tuscarawas County Marines collecting toys for children

Tuscarawas County area Marines need help making Christmas brighter for children who long for a toy.

Times Reporter

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Posted Nov. 29, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 29, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Posted Nov. 29, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 29, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Area Marines need help making Christmas brighter for children who long for a toy.

“Children do not comprehend or appreciate financial restrictions, application deadlines, the home mortgage crisis, government bailouts or residency requirements,” said Anthony Incarnato of New Philadelphia, senior vice commandant of the Tuscarawas County Marine Corps League. “No child should go without a toy on Christmas. We’re looking for a few new toys to give to local kids. It’s a straightforward objective.”

The Tuscarawas County Marine Corps League Toys for Tots program has boxes at the following locations:

Cash donation cans are located at the Dairy Queen in Bolivar; Truck Sales & Services in Midvale; Dagwood’s Deli, Treva’s Roundup and Fiesta Hair Salon in Dover; and Dagwood’s Deli and Big Jim’s Burgers & More at New Philadelphia.

The Marines will give its first batch of collected toys to the WJER Toy Drive Wednesday. The second batch will go to the Share-A-Christmas program of the Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community and to Harbor House by Dec. 15. The League also will provide toys to St. Joseph Church for the Hispanic Christmas celebrated after Dec. 25.

The Marine Corps League’s donations to organizations such as T-4-C will free up that organization’s money to concentrate on clothing and food items for the needy during the Christmas season.

Tuscarawas County is the southernmost county in the Akron-area Marine Corps catchment area. The Akron unit, via Marine Toys for Tots Coordinator Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Starr, provides toys from collection sites throughout northeastern and east-central Ohio to the local Marine Corps League for distribution to needy organizations.

Local Marines volunteering to participate include Gene Baker, Paul Dolvin and Jack Dauer of Zoarville; Tony Incarnato, Dave Berry and Sam Loibl of New Philadelphia; Bill Murphy of Stone Creek; Pat Walker of Sugarcreek; Mel Anderson of Uhrichsville; and Rodney Tomblin of Bolivar.